Bob Baker, co-writer of many classic Doctor Who serials along with Dave Martin, and co-writer for Aardmans Wallace & Gromit has passed away.
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Bakers Twitter account reported that the writer was 82. Baker, who also worked with Martin in the 1960s on stage plays as well as TV series like Z Cars, was responsible for writing eight stories for nine seasons of the show in 1970s for both Jon Pertwee's and Tom Bakers Doctor Who incarnations. Martin and Baker's work included classic tales like The Claws of Axos and Doctor Who's first anniversary special. There were also The Three Doctors and Fourth Doctor stories such as The Sontaran Experiment and The Hand of FearElisabeth Stladens last appearance as Sarah Jane Smith.
The Invisible Enemy is perhaps the most well-known movie, and it introduced K-9, the robot dog. K-9 was originally intended to make a brief appearance in the story. However, she was entrusted to Fourth Doctor at the end and became a regular companion to Leela and Romana. K-9 was originally intended to be a one-off appearance. However, Baker left the show in 2004 and became a regular companion of Leela and Romana in K-9 and Company. Baker would be back in K-9 as a separate character with his robot dog, the self-titled show. He was rumored to have planned to write a new series or movie about his canine creation.
Baker is best known for his work on Doctor Who. He also co-wrote several Wallace & Gromit stories for Aardman Animations. Baker was a co-writer of the original shorts The Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave. He also wrote the script for Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2006), which was a spinoff movie of the series. Baker's wife Marie and his children and grandchildren are his survivors. Our thoughts and prayers go out to them all.
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